The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-17

the bread to kill q man. Clate began eating
the bread, but fancied it tasted badly and
spit it out. She used red-headed matches,
and the bread was a flesh color \ few
first-claSs hangings would rebound to the
good of Chattahoochee.
| At Cusseta the wife of Levi Green (colored)
was reported to have died, and her burial
took place in very quiet form, but in the
last few days it has been rumored that she
was murdered by her husband. An investi-
cation of the matter developed enough facts
to warrant an examination by the Coroner,
and he, with Dr. F. NJ Gordy and n jury,
left Thursday to take up the body, and
make thorough examination of it. The
deceased was buried about two weeks ago at
Green Hill, Stewart county, and Levi is
away from home. One of the negroes who
assisted IN putting the body into. the coffin,
says that when they lifted it the back part
of the skull was soft and blood ran out of
her mouth, but was told to say nothing
about it.
Last Saturday morning a negro man
went to the house of Mrs Stewart, a few
miles east of Cairo, and asked for something
TO eat. Miss Matte Stewart started to the
kitchen to get some food, the negro follow
ing. As soon as they were inside the negro
caught her, and threatened if she did not
yield to him to kill her. In spite of the
threat Miss Stewart screamed, and the
negro seized piece of iron and dealt her five
terrible blows on the head. just then Mrs
Stewart made her appearance andt negro
ran Off A party was soon in pursuit and
late in the evening Jim Simmons who an
swers the description given by the victim of
| her asSailant, was soon caught by three
young men. Hurst Lane and Wade, and he
| is now in jail at Townsville. Miss Stew
arts wounds were painful, but she will re
cover.
| At Sandersville, Thursday, while the
| hands on the plantation of G.. G.. Rawlings
were taking their noon hour, difficulty
arose between Charlie Buckhalter and Eph-
rain Byrd, colored, about some water
After some quarrelling, Buckhalter drew
| his pistol and shot Byrd. At this two sons
! of Byrd ran i'll and attacked Buckhalter,
managing TO inflict two severe wounds
with an AK, one on the head and the other
on the skull, before the fight could be
| stopped. Byrd was shot through and
| through, the ball, sixty-eight calibre en-
tering just below the heart and being ex-
tracted by DIR. Rawlings on the right side of
the spine. He was resting easy at last ac
counts and may recover, but he is danger
ously shot A warrant has been issued for
Buckhalter, who made no attempt to eS-
cape, and who seems to be considered least
to blame.
The subject of bridging the Oconee river
at Dublin is engrossing the attention of the
citizens at present. A bridge is an abso-
Lutte necessity, not only from the fact that
the Wrightsville and Tennille railroad
depot is on the eastern side of the river but
also from the fact that the population is in
creasing very rapidly, so much so that the
last grand jury recommended a double
ferry at this point The parties who built
the former bridge are seeking to organize a
company and obtain a charter to erect
another, while others prefer free to a toll
lrid fCo 60,
the purpose of raising sufficient funds for
that purpose, one in much favor being for
the county to issue twenty bonds of 81 900
each, payable in twenty years, which is the
amount the ferry is costing the county each
year, and for the town to come in and pay
all interest on the bonds.
G.. W. Oliver, depot agent at Shellman,
blew his brains out with a revolver Thurs
day. He entered the telegraph office, which
is in the depot building, and, after carefully
locking the door and closing the windows,
coolly informed the lady operator that he
was going to kill himself and that she, too
must die with him, at the same time -four
ishing revolver The lady was, of course,
terrified at this wholly unexpected
procedure and screamed for help, but no
one coming to her assistance, she raised the
window and jumped out, thus making her
escape before the would-be murderer could
execute his threat Being left alone, Mr.
Oliver deliberately shot himself, dying in a
few minutes thereafter Mr. Oliver was
the father of the young Oliver who was en-
gagged in the serious cutting affray at that
place short while since, in which he was
assaulted by gang Of negroes and badly
hurt.
A peculiar case was tried in Greene county
in which Amanda Williams charged Jim
Chester with attempted rape. The princi-
pal interest attaching to the case is due to
the fact that was developed that
the woman was of lewd character, having
had six children by three different men, the
impression being prevalent that lewd
woman cannot sue for rape. All the wit
lIesses were negroes, the woman being the
principal one, she testifying as to the as
sault, stating that knife was used about
her throat in a struggle that took place.
She gave the alarm and neighbors came up
who corroborated the statement That
there was considerable interest attaching to
the case is evidenced by the fact that the
jury hung all night and did not render a
verdict until after breakfast yesterday
morning The verdict was guilty. The as
sault took place some fourteen miles from
Greensboro, near White Plains.
few nights ago, while Olin Pace, of
Terrell county, was driving along the pub
lie road leading to the Primitive Baptist
church, white, shadowy object appeared
near nun III Une ROAD having the shape OF q
woman, and floating hither and thither as
if borne on invisible spirit wings 1t gave
forth no sound whatever, but moved it's
long white arms in the air as if in great dis
tress. Mr.. Pace is not a man easily fright
ened, and is not given TO chimerical
illusions, and though almost para
lyzed with astonishment, he de-
cided to investigate the matter fully He
dismounted from his buggy and advanced
toward the apparition, which retreated
as he advanced. Finally reaching it, he
attempted to lay his hand on it, but at once
the ghost for ghost IT surely was vanished
After waiting awhile for the spook's return
in vain, the gentleman drove away, his
mind full to the brim with uncanny
thoughts, and his flesh almost creeping from
his bones The ghost has been seen several
times since, always in the same place and
in the same weird shape. Several other
parties, among them Mr.. Burgess wife and
daughter, report having seen this unearthly
visitant, and the entire neighborhood is
aroused.
At Atlanta, Thursday sixty grains of
morphine robbed penitentiary investigat-
ing committee of an important witness, who
had been in the city since Saturday last
awaiting an opportunity TO deliver his tes-
timony before the board of inquiry. The
witness was Henry Lewis of Roclmart. Mr..
Lewis died about o'clock at the Chaffin
boarding house No $50 PRYOR from the